Synechron

Synechron

Senior Data Engineer with Credit Risk

New York, NY · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$130k-$150kDetected 13 days ago
PythonDjangoFastAPIFlaskGitSQLDatabricksAWSAzureCI/CDJenkinsDevOpsAPI DevelopmentRESTSparkData EngineeringData ScienceJiraConfluenceResearchCommunicationMentoringUnderwritingRisk Modeling

About the role

  • Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams.
  • With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 16,400+, and has 60 offices in 20 countries within key global markets.
  • As a senior member of the team, candidate will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining the application infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Lead architecture and technical design discussions, considering industry-standard technologies and best practices.
  • Support production operations and resolve complex production issues as a senior developer within the Credit Risk application team.
  • Design and implement batch and ad-hoc data pipelines based on Medallion Lakehouse architecture using modern cloud data engineering patterns, primarily in Databricks.
  • Build and maintain data ingestion flows from upstream systems into object storage (e.g., S3, ADLS) using formats like Parquet, including advanced features such as partitioning, z-ordering, and schema evolution.
  • Integrate with external XVA/risk engines and implement orchestration logic to manage long-running external computations.
  • Model and optimize risk measures (e.g., EPE, PFE) for efficient querying and consumption by BI tools, notebooks, and downstream applications.
  • Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions.
  • Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more.
  • Candidate expertise will help drive innovative data solutions and ensure platform reliability, security, and performance.

Requirements

  • 12-15 years of work experience as an application developer.
  • Proficiency in REST API development using frameworks such as Django, Flask, FastAPI, or similar.
  • Strong domain expertise in Credit Risk and Counterparty Risk.
  • Expert-level proficiency in Python, including experience with PySpark/Spark for data engineering and analytics.
  • Hands-on experience with Azure Databricks, including Medallion Lakehouse Architecture.
  • In-depth knowledge of CI/CD pipelines utilizing Git, Jenkins, and Azure DevOps.
  • Proven experience working in an Agile environment using tools like JIRA, Confluence, and Zephyr.
  • Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new technologies.

Nice to have

  • Advanced degree in Finance, Computer Science, or related discipline.
  • Experience with risk modeling and financial analytics.
  • Familiarity with front-end and back-end development (experience is a plus).
  • Preferred, but not required:

Compensation

  • With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 16,400+, and has 60 offices in 20 countries within key global markets.
  • The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors.
  • In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within New York, NY is $130k - $150k/year & benefits (see below).

Benefits

  • A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
  • 10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays).
  • Maternity & paternity leave plans.
  • A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region).
  • Retirement savings plans.
  • A higher education certification policy.
  • Commuter benefits (varies by region).
  • Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative 'Same Difference' is committed to fostering an inclusive culture - promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all.
  • We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

Company info

  • Contribute to API design for internal and external customers, focusing on versioning, error handling, and SLAs, with proper documentation.
  • Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an

Equal opportunity

  • equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.
  • We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company.
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